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08-12-2010, 09:51 PM
Tomlin: Not Certain If Roethlisberger Will Play
Exhibition Game Will Be QB's First Since Suspension
ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
POSTED: 11:47 am EDT August 12, 2010
UPDATED: 6:01 pm EDT August 12, 2010
LATROBE, Pa. -- Ben Roethlisberger is permitted to play in all the Pittsburgh Steelers' preseason games before his suspension begins. That doesn't mean he will.
Coach Mike Tomlin wouldn't say Thursday whether Roethlisberger will take a few snaps with the starters during Saturday night's exhibition game against the Detroit Lions - the first time the quarterback will appear before his home crowd since being suspended for six games.
"We're going to make you come to the stadium to check that out," Tomlin said.
Because the starters will play only eight to 12 plays, it is unlikely both Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich will get on the field, unless it's for a few downs apiece. Leftwich will be the starter when the season opens and Roethlisberger's suspension begins.
"I want to play - I want to be out there with the guys. I'd like to play the whole game," Roethlisberger said. "If coach says I'm not going to play, it's his call."
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http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/steelers/24607324/detail.html
Exhibition Game Will Be QB's First Since Suspension
ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
POSTED: 11:47 am EDT August 12, 2010
UPDATED: 6:01 pm EDT August 12, 2010
LATROBE, Pa. -- Ben Roethlisberger is permitted to play in all the Pittsburgh Steelers' preseason games before his suspension begins. That doesn't mean he will.
Coach Mike Tomlin wouldn't say Thursday whether Roethlisberger will take a few snaps with the starters during Saturday night's exhibition game against the Detroit Lions - the first time the quarterback will appear before his home crowd since being suspended for six games.
"We're going to make you come to the stadium to check that out," Tomlin said.
Because the starters will play only eight to 12 plays, it is unlikely both Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich will get on the field, unless it's for a few downs apiece. Leftwich will be the starter when the season opens and Roethlisberger's suspension begins.
"I want to play - I want to be out there with the guys. I'd like to play the whole game," Roethlisberger said. "If coach says I'm not going to play, it's his call."
read more
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/steelers/24607324/detail.html